Awards
Stevie Awards
Bernadette was honored with the Stevie Award for Women in Business, Female Solo Entrepreneur category, in New York. A highlight of the evening was being able to proudly mention Singapore in her acceptance speech, celebrating the roots that continue to inspire her global work.
SkillFuture Awards
Bernadette was awarded the prestigious SkillsFuture Fellowship, Singapore’s highest accolade for skills mastery and lifelong learning. Presented by the President of Singapore, the fellowship honours individuals who demonstrate excellence in their fields and a commitment to mentoring others, fostering a culture of growth and sustainable impact.
Radio and Podcasts
Podcast Interview – A Little Bit of Happiness with Deepak Atri
In this episode, Deepak Atri Sharma speaks with Bernadette about freedom in the workspace. Their conversation explores strategies to cope with stress, the power of saying no, building a culture blueprint, and why profitability and employee freedom go hand in hand.
Performance Podcast with Intelligent Performance
The Freedom to Succeed – Unleashing the Power of Culture
In this episode, Intelligence Performance speaks with Bernadette about strategies and mindset shifts to navigate the mental, emotional, and physical landscapes of the workplace. Their conversation explores practical ways to ease workplace stress and cultivate greater freedom and happiness at work.
Radio Interview on 938NOW
The Breakfast Club with Keith de Souza: Mindset Shift for Employee Engagement
Bernadette returned to The Breakfast Club for an engaging conversation on the mindset shifts essential to effective employee engagement.
Radio Interview on Money FM 89.3
Mind Your Business with Howie Lim
Bernadette joined Howie Lim for a conversation on being a Dream Catalyst and partnering with business leaders to build progressive workplace cultures.
SHRI Power Profile Series
Bernadette was the first featured profile in the Singapore Human Resources Institute’s (SHRI) Power Profile Series. In the podcast interview, she shared insights on creating progressive business cultures and shaping organizational practices for sustainable impact.
Radio Interviews on 938LIVE
The Breakfast Club with Keith de Souza: Value Creation at the Workplace
Bernadette returned to Mediacorp’s 938LIVE The Breakfast Club for a second radio interview with Keith De Souza. Their conversation centered on “Value Creation at the Workplace,” exploring how employers can foster environments where employees thrive and contribute meaningfully to organizational growth.
The Breakfast Club with Keith de Souza: Building a Culture for Growth
Bernadette joined Keith De Souza on 938LIVE’s The Breakfast Club for a radio interview on “Building a Culture for Growth.” The conversation highlighted the importance of envisioning, designing and implementing strategies that foster agile, growth‑minded and solutions‑focused workplaces, inspiring business leaders to strengthen company culture in an ever‑changing landscape.
Articles
Digital Transformation Forum: 5 Key Pillars of Digital Transformation
Bernadette delivered the closing keynote at a Digital Transformation Forum, where one of her insights was later quoted in an article on the “5 Key Pillars of Digital Transformation”.
ChannelNewsAsia.com: Turning crisis into opportunity
Bernadette was featured on Channel NewsAsia in “Turning Crisis into Opportunity” where she shared the importance of cultivating a growth mindset, embracing new skillsets and taking positive action in times of change.
SGSME.sg: How business owners and leaders can begin to build a culture for growth
Bernadette was featured on SGSME, where she discussed the challenges business owners and leaders face in introducing change and overcoming resistance, and outlined three steps to nurture a culture of growth.
HRM Asia and The Straits Times: HR a key ingredient for SMEs’ growth: Panel
Bernadette was invited by SPRING Singapore to join a panel discussion at the Regent Hotel, attended by 400 business leaders and representatives from SMEs, Institutes of Higher Learning and associations. Together with fellow panelists from Wah Son Engineering and Atlas Sound & Vision and moderated by Ms Christophane Foo, she shared insights on why some SMEs hesitate to invest in people and how leaders can shift their mindset toward people development. The seminar also provided opportunities for participants to connect with over 50 SME mentors, part of a network of 116 experienced professionals across diverse industries.
New Year Feature HomeTeamNS: If You Can Dare to Dream, You Can Fly
Bernadette contributed to HomeTeamNS’s New Year feature with her article “If You Can Dare to Dream, You Can Fly,” inspiring readers to embrace possibility and pursue growth with courage and vision.